Epidemiology & Biostatistics | University at Albany

About

The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics prepares you to investigate the causes and risk factors of diseases and injuries in populations. Epidemiologists conduct both experimental and observational studies within the community, including studying the characteristics of individuals and their physical and social environments. Their findings provide public health practitioners and policy makers with guidance to promote health and prevent and control diseases and injuries.

You can learn from and participate with faculty members, most of whom are employees of the New York State Department of Health with University at Albany appointments. These faculty are actively practicing epidemiology and addressing the public health problems and priorities of New York.

Faculty at the New York State Department of Health Work in various offices, including the:

Bureau of Cancer Epidemiology
Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection
Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
Bureau of Evidence Based Services and Implementation Science
Bureau of Hospital Acquired Infections
Office of Sexual Health and Epidemiology

Current Research Areas

Disparities
Genetic epidemiology
Infectious disease
Missing data techniques
Mixture models
Measurement errors
Social epidemiology
Stochastic processes
Time series

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Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Nikki Malachowski

Administrative Manager

Room 131

1 University Place
Rensselaer, NY 12144
United States

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Phone

518-402-0372

Fax

518-402-0380

Faculty

Epidemiology & Biostatistics Faculty

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Emeritus Assistant Professor

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Mark Baptiste

Emeritus Assistant Professor

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Erin M. Bell

Professor & Interim Assistant Vice President for Research Compliance

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Guthrie (Gus) Birkhead

Professor Emeritus

Adjunct Professor

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor Emeritus

Adjunct Professor

Clinical Professor

Professor

Emeritus Professor

Professor Emeritus

Margaret (Maggie) Gates Kuliszewski

Research Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Clinical Assistant Professor

Valerie B. Haley

Research Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director

Assistant Professor

Clinical Professor

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Emily Leckman-Westin

Research Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

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David C. Nicholas

Assistant Professor

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Thomas O’Grady

Research Assistant Professor

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Associate Professor

Sanghamitra S. Savadatti

Research Assistant Professor

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Lawrence M. Schell

Distinguished Professor

Research Professor

Research Full Professor

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Department Chair, Associate Professor

Adjunct Professor

Professor

Retired and Adjunct Faculty

Baptiste, Mark, PhD
Birkhead, Guthrie S., MD, MPH
Carrascal, Alvaro, MD, MPH
DeHovitz, Jack, MD, MPH
DiRienzo, Gregory, PhD
Druschel, Charlotte, MD
Smith, Perry, MD
Strogatz, David, PhD, MSPH

Programs

Masters

Biostatistics MS | STEM |

Epidemiology MS | STEM |

Public Health MPH | +JD Option |

Doctoral

Biostatistics PhD | STEM |

Epidemiology PhD | STEM |

Projects & Publications

Featured Research Projects

Albany Infant and Mother Study (AIMS)

The Albany Infant and Mother Study (AIMS) is a prospective cohort study of pregnant women and their babies born at Albany Medical Center. Led by Principal Investigator Allison Appleton, this study is examining how prenatal psychosocial factors and aspects of the physical environment may jointly influence the growth, health, and development of children. The AIMS team is also examining the biologic and epigenetic mechanisms that may link psychosocial adversity and exposure to environmental toxicants during pregnancy with infant health and child development. To date, 300 mother and infant pairs have enrolled in the study, and follow-up with families is ongoing. The study population is largely socially disadvantaged and racially/ethnically diverse. The AIMS research team is interdisciplinary, blending theory and methods from epidemiology, obstetrics, psychology, anthropology, environmental health sciences, and molecular biology to improve the health and well-being for mothers and children and reduce health disparities.

Coalition for Applied Modeling and Prevention (CAMP)

CAMP, which has been based at SPH since 2019, develops epidemiological and economic models to predict the answers to important public health questions in the areas of HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosios and adolescent health. CAMP received nearly $3 million in supplemental funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to scale up its mathematical modeling work.

Childhood Adversity and Depression

Children who face adversity are at a significantly greater risk for severe depression, research out of the School of Public Health finds. Published in Depression and Anxiety, the official journal of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, assistant professors Melissa Tracy, Allison Appleton and Tomoko Udo explain that more than half of adults report one or more adverse childhood events, such as parental mental health problems or financial hardship. The results of their study showed that the children in groups with higher levels of adversity had a higher risk of depression — and severity of depression — regardless of when the adversity took place.

Predicting and Preventing Violence

An interdisciplinary UAlbany team has received almost a half million dollars from the National Institutes of Health for a comprehensive study on violence, and the project is among the small number nationwide to receive a perfect score from the Institute. Led by principal investigator Melissa Tracy, an associate professor of epidemiology, the team will study the processes that contribute to violence within social networks and test strategies that could potentially prevent it.

UPSIDE Study

The School of Public Health is conducting the UPSIDE study, which is funded by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and aims to better understand Hepatitis C (HCV) and related issues among persons who inject drugs (PWID) in Upstate New York. Because HCV is most commonly transmitted by injection drug, a behavior which has been increasing as part of the drug epidemic in the U.S. and New York, the spread of HCV has been increasing. Although PWID are the priority group to understand ongoing spread of HCV, few research studies have been conducted on this population in upstate New York.

Principal investigators Tomoko Udo and Eli Rosenberg are leading the UPSIDE study, in partnership with syringe exchange programs run by Catholic Charities Care Coordination Services in the Capital Region, the Alliance for Positive Health in Plattsburgh, and the Southern Tier AIDS Program in Norwich.

International Collaborations

The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics has international partners in China, Romania, Pakistan, and Japan. Leveraging partnerships with Sun Yat-sen and the Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute in Guangzhou, China, the Department has also created research placement/internship opportunities for graduate students to work on joint research projects. These placements have resulted in more than two dozen joint publications for our students. The Department has also provided summer training programs for clinical researchers, 10-week programs for visiting scholars, technical support to develop a new graduate-level epidemiology course at Kazakh National Medical University, and epidemiologic training programs for students from China.

Publications

2021

Rare Variants in RPPH1 qPCR Control Assay Binding Sites Result in Incorrect Copy Number Calls

Journal: The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
Author(s): Browne, Marilyn

Determination of Genomic Epidemiology of Historical Clostridium perfringens Outbreaks in New York State by Use of Two Web-Based Platforms: National Center for Biotechnology Information Pathogen Detection and FDA GalaxyTrakr

Journal: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Author(s): Nicholas, David

Heartland Virus Transmission, Suffolk County, New York, USA

Journal: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Author(s): Backenson, Bryon

Factors Associated with Candida auris Colonization and Transmission in Skilled Nursing Facilities with Ventilator Units, New York, 2016-2018

Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases
Author(s): Blog, Debra

Variability of essential and non-essential trace elements in the follicular fluid of women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)

Journal: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Author(s): Yucel, Recai

The immediate effects of winter storms and power outages on multiple health outcomes and the time windows of vulnerability

Journal: Environmental Research
Author(s): Birkhead, Guthrie

Using social security number to identify sub-populations vulnerable to the health impacts from extreme heat in Florida, U.S.

Journal: Environmental Research
Author(s): Insaf, Tabassum

Creating a Safe, Return-to-sport Environment in Upstate New York during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal: Current Sports Medicine Reports
Author(s): O'Grady, Thomas

Generating Subcounty Health Data Products: Methods and Recommendations From a Multistate Pilot Initiative

Journal: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
Author(s): Nguyen, Trang

Leading Enterovirus Genotypes Causing Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Guangzhou, China: Relationship with Climate and Vaccination against EV71

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Author(s): Lawrence, Wayne

Modified procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids: Lower recurrence, higher satisfaction

Journal: World Journal of Clinical Cases
Author(s): Bo, Ye

Physical activity and healthy eating behavior changes among rural women: an exploratory mediation analysis of a randomized multilevel intervention trial

Journal: Translational Behavioral Medicine
Author(s): Strogatz, David

Response to "An Overlooked and more Complicated Association of Social Support with Infant Birth Size"

Journal: Maternal and Child Health Journal
Author(s): Appleton, Allison

A comparison of two neighborhood-level socioeconomic indexes in the United States

Journal: Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology
Author(s): Boscoe, Frank

Are environmental pollution and biodiversity levels associated to the spread and mortality of COVID-19? A four-month global analysis

Journal: Environmental Pollution
Author(s): Yucel, Recai

Association between preexisting mental illnesses and mortality among Medicaid-insured women diagnosed with breast cancer

Journal: Social Science and Medicine
Author(s): Lawrence, Wayne; Gates Kuliszewski, Margaret; Hosler, Akiko; Zhang, Wangjian; Du, Zhicheng; Schymura, Maria; Boscoe, Francis

Educational Attainment and Prevalence of Cardiovascular Health (Life's Simple 7) in Asian Americans

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Author(s): Vasquez, Elizabeth

Epidemiology of HIV in the USA: epidemic burden, inequities, contexts, and responses

Journal: The Lancet
Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli

Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use and Hard Braking Events in Older Drivers

Journal: Geriatrics
Author(s): Strogatz, David

Risks of nonchromosomal birth defects, small-for-gestational age birthweight, and prematurity with in vitro fertilization: effect of number of embryos transferred and plurality at conception versus at birth

Journal: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
Author(s): Browne, Marilyn

Ability of Whole-Genome Sequencing to Refine a Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- Cluster in New York State and Detect a Multistate Outbreak Linked to Raw Poultry

Journal: Food Protection Trends
Author(s): Nicholas, David

Decreases in markers of monocyte/macrophage activation after hepatitis C eradication in HIV/HCV co-infected women

Journal: AIDS
Author(s): Kuniholm, Mark

Paternal genetic variants and risk of obstructive heart defects: A parent-of-origin approach

Journal: PLOS Genetics
Author(s): Browne, Marilyn

Real-Time Virtual Infection Prevention and Control Assessments in Skilled Nursing Homes, New York, March 2020 - A Pilot Project.

Journal: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Author(s): Lutterloh, Emily; Blog, Debra

The Impact of Social Support on Treatment Participation and Completion in a Disability Prevention Intervention for Older Adults

Journal: Journal of Aging and Health
Author(s): Vasquez, Elizabeth

The Influence of Hearing Impairment on Driving Avoidance Among a Large Cohort of Older Drivers

Journal: Journal of Applied Gerontology
Author(s): Strogatz, David

The Relationship Between Suicidal Behaviors and Zero Suicide Organizational Best Practices in Outpatient Mental Health Clinics

Journal: Psychiatric Services
Author(s): Leckman-Westin, Emily B.

Association of Monocyte Migration Marker CD11b with Pulmonary Function in People Living with HIV

Journal: JAIDS-Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Author(s): Kuniholm, Mark

Childhood Adversity Trajectories and Violent Behaviors in Adolescence and Early Adulthood

Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Author(s): Salo, Madeleine; Appleton, Allison; Tracy, Melissa

Metabolic Risk and Depression among Elderly Mexican Americans: The Roles of Nativity Status of Nativity Status

Journal: Ethnicity and Disease
Author(s): Zhang, Weihui; Vasquez, Elizabeth; Yucel, Recai

Nativity, Family, Disability: Results from the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly

Journal: Ethnicity and Disease
Author(s): Vasquez, Elizabeth; Zhang, Weihui; Yucel, Recai

Understanding disparities in viral suppression among Black MSM living with HIV in Atlanta Georgia.

Journal: Journal of the International AIDS Society
Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli

Using Naturalistic Driving Data to Predict Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Preliminary Findings from the Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) Study

Journal: Geriatrics
Author(s): Strogatz, David

Physical multimorbidity and cancer prevalence in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Journal: Public Health
Author(s): Kuliszewski, M. Gates; Carrascal, Alvaro; Vasquez, Elizabeth

Nongenetic risk factors for infantile cataracts: Systematic review of observational studies

Journal: Birth Defects Research
Author(s): Nalbandyan, Marine; Leckman-Westin, Emily; Browne, Marilyn A

Peek Into the Future: How a Pandemic Resulted in the Creation of Models to Predict the Impact on Sexually Transmitted Infection(s) in New York State (Excluding New York City)

Journal: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Author(s): Hart-Malloy, Rachel

Evaluation of NLDAS-2 and Downscaled Air Temperature data in Florida

Journal: Physical Geography
Author(s): Insaf, Tabassum

Access to cardiac surgery centers for cardiac and non-cardiac hospitalizations in adolescents and adults with congenital heart defects-a descriptive case series study

Journal: American Heart Journal
Author(s): Insaf, Tabassum

Epidemiology of Cervical Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Among Women Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Compared with the General Population in the United States

Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases
Author(s): Schymura, Maria

Maternal occupation as a nail technician or hairdresser during pregnancy and birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011

Journal: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Author(s): Herdt, Michele

Adapted Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries Questions for Falls Risk Screening: Predictive Ability in Older Drivers

Journal: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Author(s): Strogatz, David

Cancer survival among World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers: A collaborative cohort study

Journal: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Author(s): Schymura, Maria

Impact of healthcare services on thyroid cancer incidence among World Trade Center-exposed rescue and recovery workers

Journal: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Author(s): Schymura, Maria

Maternal exposure to hydroxychloroquine and birth defects

Journal: Birth Defects Research
Author(s): Van Zutphen, Alissa; Browne, Marilyn

Multivariate Aspects of Global Warming

Journal: World Scientific News
Author(s): Zurbenko, Igor

County-Level Variation in Hepatitis C Virus Mortality and Trends in the United States, 2005-2017

Journal: Hepatology
Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli

Describing the changing relationship between opioid prescribing rates and overdose mortality: A novel county-level metric

Journal: Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli

Diabetes, disability, and dementia risk: Results from the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (H-EPESE)

Journal: International Journal of Social Psychiatry
Author(s): Vasquez, Elizabeth

Disparities in Internet Access and COVID-19 Vaccination in New York City

Journal: Preventing Chronic Disease
Author(s): Carrascal, Alvaro; Isaac Michaels

Evaluation of classification methods for identifying multiwalled carbon nanotubes collected on mixed cellulose ester filter media

Journal: Journal of Microscopy
Author(s): Zurbenko, Igor

Evaluation of Drug-Related Risk Behaviors Among Females Diagnosed with Early Syphilis in New York State (Excluding New York City), 2013 to 2018

Journal: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Author(s): Hart-Malloy, Rachel

From declining PrEP to PrEP initiation as "first nature" what changes PrEP initiation decisions among young, Black MSM

Journal: AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli

Short-term PM2.5 and cardiovascular admissions in NY State: assessing sensitivity to exposure model choice

Journal: Environmental Health
Author(s): Insaf, Tabassum

Targeting culture criteria to maximize culture positivity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in three sexual health clinic settings

Journal: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Author(s): Nguyen, Trang

Association of elevated serum aminotransferase levels with chronic kidney disease measures: Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos

Journal: BMC Nephrology
Author(s): Kuniholm, Mark

Cancer Incidence in World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers: 14 Years of Follow-Up

Journal: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Author(s): Schymura, Maria

Impacts of Changing Sexual Behavior on Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Burden Among US High School Students, 2007 to 2017

Journal: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli

Narcolepsy genetic marker HLA DQB1*06:02 and excessive daytime sleepiness in Parkinson disease patients treated with dopaminergic agents

Journal: Journal of Neurology
Author(s): Valachovic, Edward

Temporal association of prostate cancer incidence with World Trade Center rescue/recovery work

Journal: Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Author(s): Schymura, Maria

The Impacts of COVID-19 on a Statewide Population with Mental Illness

Journal: Psychiatric Services
Author(s): Leckman-Westin, Emily

Cardiovascular risk score associations with frailty in men and women with or at risk for HIV

Journal: AIDS
Author(s): Kuniholm, Mark; Vasquez, Elizabeth; Appleton, Allison

Descriptive and risk factor analysis of infantile cataracts: National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 2000-2011

Journal: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
Author(s): Leckman-Westin, Emily; Browne, Marilyn

Effective strategies to promote HIV self-testing for men who have sex with men: Evidence from a mathematical model

Journal: Epidemics
Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli

Pathway Home (TM) for High Utilizers of Psychiatric Inpatient Services: Impact on Inpatient Days and Outpatient Engagement

Journal: Community Mental Health Journal
Author(s): Leckman-Westin, Emily

Racial Disparities in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Hodgkin Lymphoma Enrolled in the New York State Medicaid Program

Journal: Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
Author(s): Boscoe, Francis

Immuno-transcriptomic profiling of extracranial pediatric solid malignancies

Journal: Cell Reports
Author(s): Kuznetsov, Igor

Predictors of Intentional Self-Harm Among Medicaid Mental Health Clinic Clients in New York

Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders
Author(s): Leckman-Westin, Emily

Prenatal Lead and Depression Exposures Jointly Influence Birth Outcomes and NR3C1 DNA Methylation

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Author(s): Appleton, Allison; Schell, Lawrence

Tick-borne encephalitis among US travelers, 2010-20

Journal: Journal of Travel Medicine
Author(s): Backenson, Bryon

Best Practices Implementation: Congenital Syphilis Prevention Efforts in Monroe County, New York 2018

Journal: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Author(s): Hart-Malloy, Rachel

Covid-19 Vaccine Effectiveness in New York State

Journal: New England Journal of Medicine
Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli; Lutterloh, Emily

Effects of Condom Use on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Males in the United States: A Mixed Epidemiology and Epidemic Modeling Study

Journal: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli

Timing, duration, and differential susceptibility to early life adversities and cardiovascular disease risk across the lifespan: Implications for future research

Journal: Preventive Medicine
Author(s): Appleton, Allison

Hispanic Disaster Preparedness in the United States, 2017: Examining the Association with Residential Characteristics

Journal: Cityscape
Author(s): Yucel, Recai

Abdominal volume index trajectories and risk of diabetes mellitus: Results from the China Health and Nutrition Survey

Journal: Journal of Diabetes Investigation
Author(s): Appleton, Allison

Characteristics and first-year mortality, by lesion level, among infants with spina bifida in the New York State Birth Defects Registry, 2008-2017

Journal: Birth Defects Research
Author(s): Herdt, Michele

Health Care Utilization Prior to Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis in Publicly Insured Individuals in New York State

Journal: Journal of Registry Management
Author(s): Boscoe, Francis

A Comparative Spatial and Climate Analysis of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis and Human Babesiosis in New York State (2013-2018)

Journal: Journal of Medical Entomology
Author(s): Backenson, Bryon

Behavioral Efficacy of a Sexual Health Mobile App for Men who have Sex with Men: The M-cubed Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli

Experiences of HIV/STD Providers in New York State During Hurricane Sandy: Strengths, Challenges, and Recommendations

Journal: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
Author(s): Shipp-Hilts, Asante; Eidson, Millicent; Nguyen, Trang; Birkhead, Guthrie

Monitoring Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Through Trends in Influenza-like Illness, Laboratory-confirmed Influenza, and COVID-19 New York State, Excluding New York City, 1 January 2020-12 April 2020

Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases
Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli; Blog, Debra

The Impact of Seasonal Changes on Thyroxine and Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone in Newborns

Journal: International Journal of Neonatal Screening
Author(s): Tracy, Melissa

Association between gestational phthalate exposure and newborn head circumference; impacts by race and sex

Journal: Environmental Research
Author(s): Valachovic, Edward

COVID-19 Related Physical and Mental Health Stressors in Families Using A Social Determinants Lens

Journal: SUNY Scholars Archive
Author(s): Vasquez, Elizabeth; Tracy, Melissa

Prenatal Exposure to Favorable Social and Environmental Neighborhood Conditions is Associated with Healthy Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Author(s): Appleton, Allison; Lawrence Schell

The possible role of arsenic and gene-arsenic interactions in susceptibility to breast cancer: a systematic review

Journal: Reviews of Environmental Health
Author(s): Moslehi, Roxana

COVID-19 Mortality in New York City across Neighborhoods by Race, Ethnicity, and Nativity Status

Journal: SUNY Scholars Archive
Author(s): Insaf, Tabassum

Diabetes prevalence among diverse Hispanic populations: considering nativity, ethnic discrimination, acculturation, and BMI

Journal: Eating and Weight Disorders- Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity
Author(s): Vasquez, Elizabeth

New COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Among Adults, by Vaccination Status-New York, May 3-July 25, 2021

Journal: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli; Lutterloh, Emily; Backenson, Bryon

Transformation of Saudi Arabia's Health System and Its Impact on Population Health: What Can the USA Learn?

Journal: Saudi Journal of Health Systems Research
Author(s): Hosler, Akiko

Co-quantification of crAssphage increases confidence in wastewater-based epidemiology for SARS-CoV-2 in low prevalence areas

Journal: Water Research X
Author(s): Insaf, Tabassum

Suicide safer care in behavioral health settings. A comparative analysis of perceptions, training completion, and practice between mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers

Journal: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Author(s): Tracy, Melissa

Maternal depression, adverse childhood experiences, and social support in relation to gestational diabetes risk: results from the Albany Infant and Mother Study (AIMS)

Journal: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Author(s): Appleton, Allison

Maintaining a Focus on Health Equity During the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

Journal: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
Author(s): Birkhead, Gus

Racial and ethnic disparities in HIV diagnoses among heterosexually active persons in the United States nationally and by state, 2018

Journal: PLOS One
Author(s): Hart-Malloy, Rachel; Rosenberg, Eli

COVID-19 Outcomes Among Persons Living With or Without Diagnosed HIV Infection in New York State

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Author(s): Hart-Malloy, Rachel; Rosenberg, Eli

2020

Reply to Flannery, et al

Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli; Blog, Debra

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in New York State

Journal: New England Journal of Medicine

Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli; Blog, Debra

Cumulative incidence and diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in New York

Journal: Annals of Epidemiology

Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli

A comparison of risk factors for osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis using NHANES data

Journal: Preventative Medicine Reports

Author(s): Lazariu, Victoria

Power Outage An Ignored Risk Factor for COPD Exacerbations

Journal: CHEST

Author(s): Birkhead, Guthrie

Mandatory Vaccination in Europe

Journal: Pediatrics

Author(s): Bednarczyk, Robert

A Population-Based Study of 90-day Hospital Cost and Utilization Associated With Robotic Surgery in Colon and Rectal Cancer

Journal: Journal of Surgical Research

Author(s): Boscoe, Frank

Downscaling NLDAS-2 daily maximum air temperatures using MODIS land surface temperatures

Journal: PLOS One

Author(s): Insaf, Tabassum

African Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroup L2 is Associated with Slower Decline of β-Cell Function and Lower Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus in non-Hispanic Black Women with HIV

Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Author(s): Kuniholm, Mark

Association of HSD17B13 rs72613567:TA with Non‐Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Hispanics/Latinos

Journal: Liver International

Author(s): Kuniholm, Mark

Frequency of Seeing People Walk and Aerobic Physical Activity Among Latino Adults

Journal: Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Author(s): Vasquez, Elizabeth

Associations between perceived neighborhood environment and cognitive function among middle-aged and older women and men: Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study

Journal: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Author(s): Vasquez, Elizabeth

Candida auris Isolates Resistant to Three Classes of Antifungal Medications - New York, 2019

Journal: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

Author(s): Chaturvedi, Sudha; Lutterloh, Emily; Blog, Debra

Creation of the Person-Centered Wellness Home in Older Adults

Journal: Innovation in Aging

Author(s): Tracy, Melissa

Maternal surgery and anesthesia during pregnancy and risk of birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011

Journal: Birth Defects Research

Author(s): Van Zutphin, Alissa; Browne, Marilyn

Optimism and Social Support Predict Healthier Adult Behaviors Despite Socially Disadvantaged Childhoods

Journal: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Author(s): Appleton, Allison

Neural Tube Defects in Pregnancies Among Women With Diagnosed HIV Infection — 15 Jurisdictions, 2013–2017

Journal: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Author(s): Browne, Marilyn

Hepatitis C Virus Prevalence in 50 U.S. States and D.C. by Sex, Birth Cohort, and Race: 2013‐2016

Journal: Hepatology Communications

Author(s): Rosenthal, Elizabeth; Rosenberg, Eli

Intersectional Stigma and Multi-Level Barriers to HIV Testing Among Foreign-Born Black Men From the Caribbean

Journal: Frontiers in Public Health

Author(s): DeHovitz, Jack

Adherence to Timely Vaccinations in the United States

Journal: Pediatrics

Author(s): Bednarczyk, Robert

Characterizing the vaccine knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and intentions of pregnant women in Georgia and Colorado

Journal: Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics

Author(s): Bednarczyk, Robert

Complications and Survivorship Trends After Primary Debulking Surgery for Ovarian Cancer

Journal: Journal of Surgical Research

Author(s): Boscoe, Frank

Association of Physical Function With Driving Space and Crashes Among Older Adults

Journal: Gerontologist

Author(s): Strogatz, David

Centralizing Rectal Cancer Surgery: What Is the Impact of Travel on Patients?

Journal: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Author(s): Boscoe, Frank

Lower Gut Microbial Diversity in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Results From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

Journal: Circulation

Author(s): Kuniholm, Mark

USPSTF’s Hepatitis C Screening Recommendation—A Necessary Step to Tackling an Evolving Epidemic

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli

Trends in height, weight, BMI, skinfolds, and measures of overweight and obesity from 1979 through 1999 among American Indian Youth: The Akwesasne Mohawk

Journal: International Journal of Obesity

Author(s): Schell, Lawrence

Associations of Frailty Status with Low-Mileage Driving and Driving Cessation in a Cohort of Older Drivers

Journal: Geriatrics

Author(s): Strogatz, David

Association of HLA Genotype With T-Cell Activation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and HIV/Hepatitis C Virus-Coinfected Women

Journal: Journal of Infectious Disease

Author(s): Kuniholm, Mark

Importance of Driving and Potential Impact of Driving Cessation for Rural and Urban Older Adults

Journal: Journal of Rural Health

Author(s): Strogatz, David

Monitoring Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Through Trends in Influenza-like Illness, Laboratory-confirmed Influenza, and COVID-19—New York State, Excluding New York City, 1 January 2020–12 April 2020

Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli; Rosenthal, Elizabeth; Blog, Debra; St. George, Kirsten

Young Adult Human Papillomavirus and Influenza Vaccine Coverage: A Comparison Across College Enrollment Status

Journal: Journal of Community Health

Author(s): Bednarczyk, Robert

Knowledge and attitudes towards ambulatory treatment of tuberculosis in Kazakhstan

Journal: BMC Health Services Research

Author(s): Tracy, Melissa

Proximity to risk-appropriate perinatal hospitals for pregnant women with congenital heart defects in New York state

Journal: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Author(s): Insaf, Tabassum

Benefits, Cost, and Activities of Patient Navigation (PN) Program for Colorectal Cancer Screening at the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC)

Journal: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Author(s): Gates, Margaret

The Relationship between in-Vehicle Technologies and Self-Regulation among Older Drivers

Journal: Geriatrics

Author(s): Strogatz, David

Experiences of HIV/STD Providers in New York State During Hurricane Sandy: Strengths, Challenges, and Recommendations

Journal: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Author(s): Asante Shipp-Hilts; Eidson, Millicent; Birkhead, Guthrie

Characteristics of Adults With Congenital Heart Defects in the United States

Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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Objectively measured sedentary time, physical activity and liver enzyme elevations in US Hispanics/Latinos

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HPV Vaccine Promotion: The Church as an Agent of Change

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Patterns of Self-Reported Driving While Intoxicated Among Older Adults

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Presentation of caregiver-specific vaccine-related information on National Cancer Institute designated cancer center websites

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Maternal residential greenness and congenital heart defects in infants: A large case-control study in Southern China

Journal: Environment International

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Inpatient admissions and costs for adolescents and young adults with congenital heart defects in New York, 2009-2013

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The Positive Affect, Promoting Positive Engagement, and Adherence for Life (APPEAL) Feasibility Trial: Design and Rationale

Journal: Health Psychology

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Seasonal Activity of Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southern New York State

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Measurement Equivalence of Subjective Well-Being Scales under the Presence of Acquiescent Response Style for the Racially and Ethnically Diverse Older Population in the United States

Journal: Survey Research Methods

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Journal: American Journal of Human Biology

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Journal: Scientific Reports

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Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Journal: JAMA

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Journal: Public Health Reports

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Journal: Reviews on Environmental Health

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Journal: AIDS Care

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2019

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Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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Journal: Environmental Research

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Journal: Environmental International

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Journal: Science of the Total Environment

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Journal: SSM-Population Health

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Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Journal: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

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Journal: AIDS

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Journal: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Author(s): Birkhead, Gus

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Journal: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Author(s): Boscoe, Frank

Hospital and Surgeon Variation in Positive Circumferential Resection Margin among Rectal Cancer Patients

Journal: The American Journal of Surgery

Author(s): Boscoe, Frank

Prevalence, Characteristics, and Risk Factors of Occult Uterine Cancer in Presumed Benign Hysterectomy

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Author(s): Boscoe, Frank

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Journal: European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

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Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Browne, Marilyn

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Journal: Environmental Research Letters

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Journal: Environmental Health

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Levels of clinical condom failure for anal sex: A randomized cross-over trial

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Persistence of Zika Virus in Body Fluids - Final Report Reply

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Impact on Lung Function Among Children Exposed to Home New Surface Materials: The Seven Northeastern Cities Study in China

Journal: Indoor Air

Author(s): Gurrham, Namratha

Social Support During Pregnancy Modifies the Association Between Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Infant Birth Size

Journal: Maternal and Child Health Journal

Author(s): Appleton, Allison; Schell, Lawrence

Factors influencing the quality of life in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Journal: International Journal of STD & AIDS

Author(s): Tracy, Melissa; Birkhead, Gus; Dehovitz, Jack

Impact of geo-imputation on epidemiologic associations in a study of outdoor air pollution and respiratory hospitalization: Geographic imputation and environmental exposure assessment

Journal: Spatial and Spatiotemporal Epidemiology

Author(s): Boscoe, Frank; Hwang, Syni-An

Accessibility of cooling centers to heat-vulnerable populations in New York State

Journal: Journal of Transport and Health

Author(s): Hwang, Syni-An

Association Between Adverse Childhood Events and Multimorbidity in a Racial and Ethnic Diverse Sample of Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Journal: Innovation in Aging

Author(s): Vasquez, Elizabeth; Ramirez, Stephanie

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Association Between Adverse Childhood Experience, Perceived Discrimination and Body Mass Index in a National Sample of U.S. Older Adults

Journal: Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics

Author(s): Vasquez, Elizabeth

Salmonella and the changing environment: systematic review using New York State as a model

Journal: Journal of Water Health

Author(s): Welch, Kevin; Shipp-Hilts, Asante; Eidson, Millicent; Zansky, Shelley

Evaluating HIV Transmission Rates for the US National HIV/AIDS Strategy, 2010-2015

Journal: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli

The impact of missing toxicology reports on overdose death surveillance: 2010-2016

Journal: Annals of Epidemiology

Author(s): Yucel, Recai; Rosenberg, Eli

Benefits, Cost, and Activities of Patient Navigation (PN) Program for Colorectal Cancer Screening at the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC)

Journal: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Author(s): Gates, Margaret

Antipsychotic Medication Adherence and Diabetes-Related Hospitalizations Among Medicaid Recipients With Diabetes and Schizophrenia

Journal: Psychiatric Services in Advance

Author(s): Leckman-Westin, Emily

Factors Associated with Incomplete Toxicology Reporting in Drug Overdose Deaths, 2010-2016

Journal: Annals of Epidemiology

Author(s): Yucel, Recai; Rosenberg, Eli

Impact of Extremely Hot Days on Emergency Department Visits for Cardiovascular Disease among Older Adults in New York State

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Author(s): Vasquez, Elizabeth

Meet Our Students

Assessing Impact of the Pandemic

Julia T. is earning her MPH with a concentration in epidemiology. The areas of public health she's most interested in are maternal and child health, health equity, and infectious diseases. She has completed an internship analyzing Medicare outpatient data and is currently conducting research at the New York State Department of Health's Division of Nutrition, assessing the impact of the pandemic on the collection of anthropometric data in the Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System.

Changing Dental Hygiene in Rural India

Aditi Bhanushali is a dentist from India pursuing her MS in Epidemiology at UAlbany. She previously worked in rural parts of India, where the population had poor oral hygiene and lacked basic oral health awareness - and this made her interested in learning more about public health so that she could create change in her home country. Currently, Aditi is interested in infectious disease epidemiology.

Estimating Prevalence and Incidence of Hepatitis C

Meredith Barranco works on a project to estimate prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C infection among persons who use drugs in New York State. The data from this annual surveillance study will be used by the New York State Department of Health as one of the metrics to see if they will achieve the goal of eliminating HCV from the state. She is also currently in the process of publishing the results from the pilot study.

Predicting Answers to Important Public Health Questions

John Angles works as a research assistant for the Coalition for Applied Modeling and Prevention (CAMP) that aims to develop epidemiological and economic models to predict the answers to important public health questions in collaboration with the CDC and academic partners from a half dozen other universities. The results from this grant often directly inform policies and practices developed by the CDC.

Receiving Honorable Mention for their Covid-19 Response

Two School of Public Health students received honorable mention as "Students Who Rocked Public Health in 2021" by the editors of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Since fall 2020, the students have assisted the University at Albany by running a daily report for campus surveillance testing. The report is shared with the university leadership every day to keep track of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection rate on campus, and informed risk mitigation strategies, including whether to implement surge test or "pivot" to remote instructions.

Sample Student Dissertation Projects

Assessing the impact of traffic-related air pollution and proximity to busy roadways on the health of newborns
Computationally efficient multiple imputation routines in multilevel data settings
Pregnancy women with congenital heart disease: pregnancy outcomes and proximity to care

Working at the AIDS Institute

Adaobi Okoro works as a research assistant for the Office of Program Evaluation and Research at the NYSDOH AIDS Institute that aims to conduct comprehensive, coordinated, and innovative program evaluation and research in multiple AIDS Institute program areas. The work from this office aims to enhance the quality of HIV, STD, Hepatitis C, and opioid overdose prevention services, clinical care, and service delivery systems in New York